North Korean troops killed by Ukrainian drones in Russia’s Kursk region. Source: Special operations forces of Ukraine

Zelenskyy warns of over 3,000 North Korean casualties in Russia, signaling potential troop and equipment support for Moscow.

Secretive North Korea has one of the world’s largest militaries, with 1.28 million active soldiers, but unlike in Russia, the Korean People's Army (KPA) has no recent experience of combat. Pyongyang’s army is “thoroughly indoctrinated but with low readiness,” says Mark Cancian, from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at the weekend that Russia was using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults in Kursk region in southern Russia. On Monday,

North Korea is preparing to deploy additional troops and weapons, including kamikaze drones, to aid Russia in its full-scale war against Ukraine, the South Korean military said on Dec. 23.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

North Korea is preparing to send additional soldiers and armaments, including kamikaze drones, to Russia, reports Yonhap, citing South Korean intelligence data. Experts estimate that approximately 10,

North Korea is preparing to send additional soldiers and armaments, including kamikaze drones, to Russia, reports Yonhap, citing South Korean intelligence data. According to experts, about 10,000 soldiers sent by Kim Jong Un's regime are operating in the Kursk region.